authoritative and backed up by hard evidence wherever possible. 40 A. Why was it created?
B. What goes into it? And why? C. New data is acquired continuously.
D. The Bank of English is sold through the WordbanksOnline service.
E. It contains up-to-date English language from thousands of different sources. F. It contains 524 million words and it continues to grow with the new material.
G. Teachers and students can use it as a basic resource for their studies and professional activity.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat 41 . She began studying medical 42 in the library and found an article in a magazine about a 43 heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the 44 of someone with the same disease. The article said Dr. DeBakey’s fees were very high. Aunt Edith couldn’t 45 pay them. But could he 46 her of someone whose fee she could pay?
So Aunt Edith 47 to him. She simply listed her 48 for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their 49 in three or four more years, her little girl’s 50 of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of 51 --- only warmth and humor and the 52 of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t 53 to come in; she stood in the hall and 54 aloud: “Your beautiful letter 55 me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no 56 for either the 57 or the operation. Signed --- Michael DeBakey.”
That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children 58 married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most 59 people I know --- all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to 60 his profession, and how to open his own heart. 41. A. naturally B. simply C. clearly D. easily 42. A. reports B. history C. records D. condition 43. A. generous B. rich C. famous D. poor 44. A. life B. money C. world D. operation 45. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently 46. A. remind B. convince C. accuse D. tell 47. A. went B. wrote C. pointed D. talked 48. A. ideas B. explanations C. reasons D. expectations 49. A. behalf B. feet C. own D. way 50. A. dream B. pleasure C. tragedy D. achievement 51. A. self-confidence B. self-pity C. self-awareness D. self-centeredness 52. A. hardship B. stress C. standard D. joy 53. A. hesitate B. wait C. bother D. pause 54. A. shouted B. cried C. read D. laughed 55. A. held B. influenced C. affected D. moved 56. A. fare B. price C. charge D. cost 57. A. cure B. treatment C. doctor D. hospital 58. A. happily B. suddenly C. gradually D. fortunately 59. A. successful B. energetic C. desperate D. hardworking 60. A. honor B. join C. leave D. learn
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第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Moving to a new school had been tough for Janie, but things were finally turning around. She was making 61 (friend) and she even received an 62 (invite) to Angie's pool party. There was one problem: Janie didn't know how to swim. Janie felt like 63 (admit) this might risk her new friendships. So she decided to go to the party and pretended that she knew how to swim. The first hour of the party went by 64 (smooth). Janie floated on a large raft (皮筏) and talked with 65 other girls. Then the girls started doing dives. Bridget did a jackknife. Angie did a can-opener. Now all eyes were fixed 66 Janie. Bridget started teasing her, \ 67 you can do, Brainy Janie!\ 68 (build), so she paddled to the edge of the pool and climbed out. How hard could it be? Janie thought. Angie and the other girls were eager 69 (see) what kind of wild jump Janie would attempt. Little 70 they know how wild things were going to get.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35） 第一节 短文改错 (10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（?），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Once an old man was eating a large meal at the restaurant in London. The waitress tried to provide him excellent service. Therefore, every time she brought him a dish, he was not satisfying. First he thought that the soup was too many cold when it was hot. Then he says that his steak was dry when it was soft. Later he shouted that one of her yellow hair was in the soup, but the hair was actually grey like his own. She remained patiently and continued to try to help him unless the end of the meal. When he left her a penny for a tip, she replied politely on her way out, \Mister.\
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)
假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾住在你家。Peter回国后给你寄来一本英文书，并附信感谢你家的热情招待，以及对你家三世同堂表示很惊讶。请你写一封信，对赠书表示感谢，并解释他的疑惑。 内容包括：
1. 感谢赠送书籍；
2. 解释中国人三世同堂现象。 注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2018年湖北高三4月调考英语试题参考答案
阅读理解： ADAB DAB CABC BCDC FBECG
完形填空： DACAB DBCCA BDBCD CDABA
语法填空：
61. friends 62. invitation 63. admitting 64. smoothly
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65. the
66. on 67. what 68. was building 69. to see 70. did
短文改错： 1. the—a 2. 在him后加with 3. Therefore—However 4. satisfying—satisfied 5. many去掉 6. says—said 7. hair—hairs 8. patiently—patient 9. unless—until/till 10. her—his
书面表达： Dear Peter, I’m so delighted to receive your letter and know you are safe back. Thank you for sending me the book, which is really a feast of western culture. I enjoy reading it very much. Since you seem to be surprised at the fact that in China, three generations---grandparents, parents and children, often live together, it will be my pleasure to explain this phenomenon to you. As our living conditions improve, it’s unnecessary for several generations to live together any more. However, many Chinese still tend to live together because they can help and care for each other. Besides, by living together, all family members can develop a strong sense of belonging, as well as strengthen their emotional bonds. Hope to host you in China again. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
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